On Thursday, Noblesville faced Western in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Noblesville Millers took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Panthers. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Noblesville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Noblesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macie Duvall, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Western's side, Lucy George spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, Chloe Linn was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brynley Erb, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Noblesville's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3. As for Western, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Noblesville is on the road again on Friday to play Penn at 5:00 p.m. Noblesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Western, they will square off against Logansport at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Logansport's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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